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a rank in the military and maritime service, and the highest-ranking company officer. In most armies and in some air forces, a
captain is the commander of the largest group of soldiers that an officer can be expected to know personally—a company in the infantry, a battery in the artillery, a flight in the air force.

army units

...up a platoon (
q.v.), which has 20 to 50 soldiers and is commanded by a lieutenant. Two or more platoons make up a company (
q.v.), which has 100 to 250 soldiers and is commanded by a
captain or a major. The function of administration is introduced at this level, in the form of a headquarters platoon administered by a sergeant and containing supply, maintenance, or other...

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